At least a dozen bright blue Indian peacocks have been wandering the streets of Errol Heights in Southeast Portland since at least as far back as 2007, according to long-time residents. The birds are such a feature of the neighborhood, they’re even visible on the Google maps street views of Errol Heights.
It’s unclear how the birds – which are native to Southeast Asia – got to Southeast Portland, but they’ve become a quirky feature of the neighborhood over the years, locals say. Bird seekers sometimes drive up the hill and around the streets off of Errol Heights Park just to get a glimpse of the peafowl, causing minor traffic jams on these otherwise lazy residential streets.
The birds are beautiful, but loud. Their high-pitched squawks during mating season, which runs from spring to fall, are especially ear piercing and can go through the night…